A Transportation Problem Has an Optimal Solution When

question 39

Multiple Choice

A transportation problem has an optimal solution when:

• A) all of the improvement indices are greater than or equal to zero.
• B) all demand and supply constraints are satisfied.
• C) the number of filled cells is one less than the number of rows plus the number of columns.
• D) all the squares are used.
• E) all origin-destination combinations have been made equally low in cost.

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